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Typography Primer: all you need to know in one PDF
I came across this excellent PDF from Adobe that succinctly covers all the basic terms about typography. Download without delay and refresh your memory. It’s beautifully designed and easy to read with wonderful graphics.
It has a fantastic glossary of typographic terms all designers should be familiar with. Here are the main topics:
What’s in a Letter
Serif and Sans Serif
x-height
Measuring Type
Spacing
Typographic Color
Using the Right Character
Alignment
Copyfitting
Choosing and Using Typefaces
Combining Typefaces in a Publication
Glossary of Typographic Terms
The illustrations are perfect, and the PDF is oriented to be easily read on screen:
The entire PDF is only 20 pages, very condensed, and is one of those rare little gems of information that gets merit for both visual and textual brevity while still being information-dense.
So download Typography Primer from Adobe and enjoy!
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Douglas has been a graphic designer since 1992, in addition to software developer and author. He is a member of Smashing Magazine's "Panel of Experts" and has contributed to over 100 articles. He is the author of "The Big Book of Font Combinations", loves cats, and plays guitar.
Douglas Bonneville has been a graphic designer since 1992 and has written about type here since 2009. BonFX is a blog about typography and design, and the books that came out of it.
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